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South Korean (KOSPI) Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D10.2%
  • 3M78.8%
  • 1Y145.1%
  • YTD77.6%

In the last week, the Aerospace & Defense industry is up 10%, with all of the companies up. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 145%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 5.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025₩61.5t₩22.3t₩3.2t22.5x19.5x2.8x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025₩56.1t₩21.8t₩1.4t35.5x41.5x2.6x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025₩36.6t₩21.7t₩1.4t27.7x26.4x1.7x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025₩34.9t₩21.7t₩1.4t24.8x25.2x1.6x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024₩29.2t₩21.7t₩1.4t20x21.1x1.3x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024₩33.9t₩20.6t₩952.5b19.6x35.6x1.6x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024₩30.4t₩20.6t₩952.5b18.9x31.9x1.5x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024₩29.7t₩20.6t₩954.6b19.3x31.1x1.4x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024₩31.1t₩19.4t₩1.0t19.7x30.9x1.6x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024₩27.7t₩19.4t₩1.0t19.4x27.5x1.4x
Thu, 23 May 2024₩24.2t₩18.8t₩1.0t19x23.4x1.3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024₩24.7t₩18.9t₩1.6t14x15.7x1.3x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024₩22.5t₩16.9t₩1.1t26.9x20.7x1.3x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024₩19.1t₩16.9t₩1.0t29.7x18.5x1.1x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024₩19.8t₩16.9t₩1.0t31.6x19.2x1.2x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023₩17.6t₩16.9t₩1.0t24.8x17.1x1x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023₩16.8t₩16.1t₩1.2t15.4x14.3x1x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023₩15.6t₩16.1t₩1.2t14.5x13.2x1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023₩16.4t₩16.1t₩1.2t14.2x13.9x1x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023₩16.1t₩15.5t₩865.0b21.4x18.6x1x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023₩17.6t₩15.5t₩865.0b23.6x20.4x1.1x
Fri, 26 May 2023₩16.9t₩15.6t₩877.4b27.6x19.2x1.1x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023₩17.1t₩14.7t₩313.9b40.1x54.5x1.2x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023₩14.4t₩14.7t₩404.1b23.8x35.5x1x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023₩14.6t₩14.5t₩504.8b21.7x28.9x1x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023₩14.2t₩14.5t₩504.8b20x28.2x1x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022₩13.0t₩14.5t₩504.8b16.5x25.8x0.9x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022₩13.8t₩14.1t₩374.8b25x36.9x1x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022₩13.6t₩14.1t₩374.8b25.6x36.2x1x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022₩16.7t₩14.1t₩377.9b32.5x44.1x1.2x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022₩14.9t₩14.0t₩436.0b30.6x34.2x1.1x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022₩13.4t₩14.0t₩436.0b27x30.8x1x
Sat, 28 May 2022₩14.2t₩14.0t₩438.1b34.3x32.4x1x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022₩13.4t₩13.7t₩505.2b30.1x26.5x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: ₩13.4tTotal Earnings: ₩505.2bTotal Revenue: ₩13.7tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Aerospace & Defense industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 19.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 84% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 18% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Industrials industry?

KR Market1.48%
Industrials4.01%
Aerospace & Defense10.22%
Aerospace and Defense10.22%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A012450 Hanwha Aerospace₩828.00k6.3%
+₩2.2t
218.6%PE16.6x
A272210 Hanwha Systems₩38.65k8.3%
+₩551.6b
129.9%PE14.9x
A079550 LIG Nex1₩287.50k6.5%
+₩381.4b
77.1%PE28.3x
A047810 Korea Aerospace Industries₩80.40k5.0%
+₩370.4b
63.4%PE45.5x
A003570 Snt DynamicsLtd₩33.70k6.8%
+₩48.1b
97.8%PE7.9x
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A012450

₩828,000.00

Hanwha Aerospace

7D

6.3%

1Y

218.6%

A047810

₩80,400.00

Korea Aerospace Industries

7D

5.0%

1Y

63.4%

A272210

₩38,650.00

Hanwha Systems

7D

8.3%

1Y

129.9%

A079550

₩287,500.00

LIG Nex1

7D

6.5%

1Y

77.1%

A274090

₩12,650.00

Kencoa Aerospace

7D

14.0%

1Y

12.1%

A462350

₩19,990.00

INNOSPACE

7D

8.3%

1Y

n/a